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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the half human/half bull child of an enchanted queen?
(a) Babylonian prince
(b) Roman peasant
(c) Cretan minotaur
(d) Greek slave

2. Who is the central figure in the second example offered by Campbell, in relation to this person encountering a series of obstacles and is aided by a wise old man along the way?
(a) Female accountant
(b) Female musician
(c) Male alcoholic
(d) Male philosopher

3. Many contemporary religions are __________ manifestations of the same central figure system.
(a) Religious
(b) Spirtual
(c) Incorrect
(d) Misguided

4. Who is the person associated with journeying to find the Golden Fleece?
(a) Thomas
(b) Jason
(c) Joseph
(d) Jacob

5. Who is the figure that returns with the Ten Commandments?
(a) David
(b) Moses
(c) Jacob
(d) Jesus

Short Answer Questions

1. What flows from this central area, as Campbell describes?

2. Who is the main archetypal character that Campbell reveals as being at the center of myths and stories?

3. What is ultimately glorious in life and in celebrations of love and beauty?

4. Heroes in what tend to bring enlightenment to the community?

5. The Native American priest calls this central area the absolute ________ of the land beneath the sky.

(see the answer key)

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